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UNIT OF STUDY

GOVERNMENT AND LAWS


YEAR LEVEL

10


LEARNING AREA OUTCOMES

Active Citizenship

Investigation, Communication, Participation


UNIT OF STUDY OUTLINE

This unit of study is designed to last around three weeks. External factors [ eg Swimming Carnivals ] may mean that additional time is required. Additional time in class will only be afforded if the class are conducting their research in a mature and effective manner.

Lesson One


Theme

    • Introducing the broad concepts of Good Government.

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Natural and Social Systems

Skills

    • Reading comprehension
    • Oral communication

Assessment

    • Informal: Answers when called upon and engagement in class discussions.

Resources

    • Good Government Handout


Lesson Two


Theme

    • Comparative Study [ Australia v Zimbabwe ]

Outcome Focus

    • Time, Continuity and Change
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation

Skills

    • Timelines

Assessment

    • Formative: Review of Good Government Principles

Resources

    • Handout and Timeline on Interactive Whiteboard [ uploaded to Class Server ]

Lesson Three


2020 Foresight - Lesson 3 .pdf

Theme

    • Introduction to Inquiry Project, the political compass and choose groups

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation

Skills

    • Using online resources, including taking an online test

Assessment


Resources

    • The Political Compass
    • wikispaces - 2020-foresight-home

Lesson Four

2020 Foresight - Lesson 4.pdf

Theme

    • Initial Research

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation

Skills

    • Concept Maps
    • Group Work

Assessment

    • Informal: How are students working in their groups ?

Resources

    • YouTube wiki's in plain english
    • mywebspiration.com
    • wikispaces - 2020-foresight-home

Lesson Five

2020 Foresight - Lesson 5.pdf

Theme

    • Research: Filling in the wiki in Groups

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation
    • Natural and Social Systems

Skills

    • Sign up for wikispaces account
    • Group Work
    • Research Skills

Assessment

    • Progress of Concept Maps

Resources

    • mywebspiration.com
    • wikispaces - 2020-foresight-home

Lesson Six


2020 Foresight - Lesson 6.pdf
Theme

    • Research: Filling in the wiki in Groups

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation
    • Natural and Social Systems

Skills

    • Online Research
    • Library Based Research

Assessment

    • Progress of Group wiki's

Resources

    • Library
    • mywebspiration.com
    • wikispaces - 2020-foresight-home

Lesson Seven

Theme

    • Introducing Propaganda and Comic Life

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation

Skills

    • Creating a persuasive document
    • Using a new program on computers

Assessment

    • Informal: progress of propaganda assignment

Resources

    • Comic Life
    • How to use Comic Life in the Classroom, link
    • O'Shaughnessy, M. Media and Society - An Introduction, 2nd Ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002

Lesson Eight

Theme

    • Designing and completing Propaganda assignment

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation

Skills

    • Creating a persuasive document
    • Using a new program on computers

Assessment

    • Summative: Collect Propaganda Assignments [ to be emailed or saved on Class Server ].

Resources

    • Comic Life
    • Internet

Lesson Nine

Theme

    • Review of the principles of Good Government
    • Focussing students on the Analysis report

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation

Skills

    • Recall of earlier study
    • Basic report structure
    • Analysing research

Assessment

    • Informal: through class discussion and review questions

Resources

    • Interactive White Board - Structuring a report

Lesson Ten

Theme

    • Unit Review and Referendum
    • Wiki's completed
    • Assessments due on the next Friday

Outcome Focus

    • Active Citizenship
    • Investigation, Communication, Participation

Skills

    • Responding to deadlines

Assessment

    • Summative: close access to wiki's, collect Analysis Reports by Friday.

Resources

    • Referendum through School Poll, link